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The feelings you (I have the same feelings about his as you do) have about this are at an individual level. State mandating how much time someone should spend

The feelings you (I have the same feelings about his as you do) have about this are at an individual level. State mandating how much time someone should spend doing a particular activity is a totally different topic. Even though I agree with the overall intention of this rule/law I vehemently oppose a state imposing such restrictions.

beaunative 5y ago
Technically, the state doesn't place restrictions on the kids, which is legally impossible, they place restrictions on the digital entertainment business where they are required to allow entry for kid for no longer than said duration.
- jrochkind1 5y ago
  > Technically, the state doesn't place restrictions on the kids, which is legally impossible, What makes that legally impossible in China? (edit or do you just mean hard to enforce? I thought you meant something different by "legally impossible", I may have misunderstood).
  - ummwhat 5y ago
    The hills are high and the emperor is far away.
  - beaunative 5y ago
    Kids can't be criminally punished/sued, not for things like these. Kids can be sued for damages to others which ultimately their parents/guardians would be required to pay which doesn't exist in this case. This is similar to how age restriction for alcohol is enforced in the US, interestingly, age restriction on alcohol consumption wasn't enforced in China, though made into law.
    - jrochkind1 5y ago
      thanks!
secondaryacct 5y ago
On top of the fact no kid is every going to be legally liable for the breach and therefore no overly unfair oppression is applied on them, you say "someone", but kids have to be taught how to become someone. Look it's clear it's not their fault the parents are so busy and exhausted by the rat race they cant handle properly their only child they made under family pressure. The gov regulates the consequence of years of inaction while trying to fix the root cause maybe. I live in China, I m happy kids waste their intelligence and tuition fee on addictive lootboxes game, but mine, ill be way more strict than the government. No way he gets exposed to this kind of shit. Whatever it takes. My parents threw the computer out when they saw me at 12 playing (addictive for the time but nowhere near what they have now) online games, which forced me to read because nothing else, well if that s what it takes, that s what it takes.
- everdrive 5y ago
  But do you really not know anyone who plays video games who is as successful as you are?
- deleted 5y ago
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welshwelsh 5y ago
I have mixed feelings about whether or not restricting a child's video game usage is a good idea. However, I think that the state imposing these restrictions is vastly superior to having parents impose the same restrictions. The amount of time a kid is allowed to play games should not be related to what family they happen to be part of or which parents they happen to have.
- sdeep27 5y ago
  Not sure if serious. You're implying a state should have more control over where a child's attention goes over their parents?

beaunative 5y ago

Technically, the state doesn't place restrictions on the kids, which is legally impossible, they place restrictions on the digital entertainment business where they are required to allow entry for kid for no longer than said duration.

jrochkind1 5y ago
> Technically, the state doesn't place restrictions on the kids, which is legally impossible, What makes that legally impossible in China? (edit or do you just mean hard to enforce? I thought you meant something different by "legally impossible", I may have misunderstood).
- ummwhat 5y ago
  The hills are high and the emperor is far away.
- beaunative 5y ago
  Kids can't be criminally punished/sued, not for things like these. Kids can be sued for damages to others which ultimately their parents/guardians would be required to pay which doesn't exist in this case. This is similar to how age restriction for alcohol is enforced in the US, interestingly, age restriction on alcohol consumption wasn't enforced in China, though made into law.
  - jrochkind1 5y ago
    thanks!

secondaryacct 5y ago

On top of the fact no kid is every going to be legally liable for the breach and therefore no overly unfair oppression is applied on them, you say "someone", but kids have to be taught how to become someone. Look it's clear it's not their fault the parents are so busy and exhausted by the rat race they cant handle properly their only child they made under family pressure. The gov regulates the consequence of years of inaction while trying to fix the root cause maybe. I live in China, I m happy kids waste their intelligence and tuition fee on addictive lootboxes game, but mine, ill be way more strict than the government. No way he gets exposed to this kind of shit. Whatever it takes. My parents threw the computer out when they saw me at 12 playing (addictive for the time but nowhere near what they have now) online games, which forced me to read because nothing else, well if that s what it takes, that s what it takes.

everdrive 5y ago
But do you really not know anyone who plays video games who is as successful as you are?
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welshwelsh 5y ago

I have mixed feelings about whether or not restricting a child's video game usage is a good idea. However, I think that the state imposing these restrictions is vastly superior to having parents impose the same restrictions. The amount of time a kid is allowed to play games should not be related to what family they happen to be part of or which parents they happen to have.

sdeep27 5y ago
Not sure if serious. You're implying a state should have more control over where a child's attention goes over their parents?